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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is God's love to man shown?

2. What does Heschel describe as not a goal, but a challenge, a commitment, a state of tension?

3. To what does Heschel compare the words of the prophet?

4. What prophet did God send to Nineveh?

5. In ancient times, Israel only knew God as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Heschel think it is hard for people to understand the wrath of God?

2. How does Heschel describe Tao as an antithesis to the prophetic idea of God?

3. How does Heschel explain the beliefs that the prophets were frauds?

4. Why does Heschel call indifference evil?

5. To what does Heschel compare the descriptions of prophecy?

6. What is anthropopathy?

7. What does Heschel say gives the prophets the courage to speak out?

8. What is one difference between apathy and pathos, as explained by Heschel?

9. Does Heschel say God always been considered a loving and good God?

10. Describe one view of ecstasy and prophets that Heschel describes.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Justice was an important theme for the prophets. Define what justice meant to the prophets. Discuss what problems there were with justice. Pick two prophets and explain how they dealt with the issue of justice.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss imagery and its use in the descriptions of the prophecies. Include in your discussion why the prophets used imagery and whether it helps in understanding their prophesy.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least three prophets that are not Old Testament prophets. How do they compare/contrast to the Old Testament prophets?

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